Credit card count in Bulgaria 2001-2021

The total number of cards with a credit function issued in Bulgaria from 2001 to 2021 increased steadily until 2008, after which fluctuation was observed. There was a total of approximately 1.3 million cards as of 2021. Just the year before, the number of cards with a credit function issued in Bulgaria was around 1.23 million. Around one in five people in Bulgaria owned a card with credit function in 2019 (0.21 credit cards per capita).

Number of payment cards with a credit function issued in Bulgaria from 2001 to 2021

Characteristic	Number of cards
2021	1,303,996
2020	1,231,217
2019	1,243,680
2018	1,239,571
2017	1,148,291
2016	1,215,967
2015	944,417
2014	937,932
2013	802,306
2012	977,449
2011	978,546
2010	992,428
2009	1,050,566
2008	1,218,204
2007	1,087,083
2006	765,091
2005	253,732
2004	115,732
2003	38,540
2002	17,743
2001	10,886

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Release date

November 2023

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Region

Bulgaria

Survey time period

2001 to 2021

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Issued by resident PSPs; The source significantly changed its database in November 2023. This may mean methodology changes, or not all EU-27 countries reporting the same figures.

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The figures have been taken from several publications.

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